Run by the French NGO AÏNA (which is also based here), the Afghan Visual Communication Institute in Kabul has become an important meeting place for both international and local media practitioners and its work has attracted wide international attention. The Centre functions as a training centre for journalists and has also supported the publication of numerous magazines. It also trains cinematographers in co-operation with Afghan Film and has also developed a touring film caravan programme, again in collaboration with Afghan Film, with a view to bringing film to outlying areas of the country.